Important Supreme Court Cases Reported in 2018 (4) SCC Part 3

Lavghanbhai Devjibhai Vasava v. State of Gujarat, (2018) 4 SCC 329

Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 302 / 304 - Parameters which are to be taken into consideration while deciding the question as to whether a case falls under Section 302 IPC or Section 304 IPC; JT 2018 (3) SC 65 : 2018 (3) SCALE 309 http://bit.ly/2L4xWYW

Ashish Ranjan v. Union of India, (2018) 4 SCC 333

Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 - Ss. 10-A & 33 - MCI Regulations - Time Schedules - State list or All India list - Amendment of - Limited liberty to approach Supreme Court.

Union of India v. Jarooparam, (2018) 4 SCC 334

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Ss. 8. 18, 29 & 52A - Search and seizure - Discrepancies - Reversal of conviction by High Court affirmed. http://bit.ly/2GPyxhQ

Arun Maan v. State of U.P., (2018) 4 SCC 339

Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 226 - Regional Transport Authority (RTA) - declared 81 licences as fake licences - Delay of more than 5 yrs from date of order of RTA - Matter remanded to High Court.

Rajeshwar Mahto v. Birla Corpn. Ltd., (2018) 4 SCC 341

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Ss. 2(s), 10 & 17B - Independent nature of proceedings under S. 17-B - Payment of full wages to workman pending proceedings in higher courts - Order passed under S. 17-B does not merge with final order passed in appeal.

Kudrat Sandhu v. Union of India, (2018) 4 SCC 346

Tribunals - Appointments - In case of AAR, APTEL, Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA Act, Railway Claims Tribunal, Airport Appellate Tribunal, TDSAT, selection process would continue unaffected by interim order.

P.K. Banerjee v. Union of India, (2018) 4 SCC 355

Armed Forces - Indian Navy - Promotion - Denial of.

Municipal Council, Bawal v. Babu Lal, (2018) 4 SCC 369

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - O. 26 R. 9, 13& 14 - Commission to demarcate land.

Karnataka Live Band Restaurants Assn. v. State of Karnataka, (2018) 4 SCC 372

Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka) - S. 31 - Bangalore City Licensing and Controlling of Places of Public Entertainment Order, 2005 - Regulating restaurants displaying “live band music”, “cabaret dance” and “discotheque” and imposing licence conditions dealing with public safety, comfort, convenience, morality, and law and order and said requirement of licence and its conditions not violative of Arts. 14 and 19; AIR 2018 SC 731 : JT 2018 (2) SC 68 : 2018 (1) Scale 507 : 2018 (1) Supreme 362

State of Karnataka v. Kaisarbaig, (2018) 4 SCC 403

Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 307, 147, 148, 149, 323 & 504 - Sentence - Compensation to victim - Additional higher amount of fine.

Rambeer Shokeen v. State (NCT of Delhi), (2018) 4 SCC 405

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Ss. 167(2) & 173 - Only upon rejection of prayer for extension of time sought for filing charge-sheet, right in favour of accused for grant of statutory bail could have ignited; AIR 2018 SC 688 : JT 2018 (2) SC 229 : 2018 (1) Scale 590 : 2018 (1) SLT 785 http://bit.ly/2H60RJf

Dashrath v. State of Chhattisgarh, (2018) 4 SCC 428

Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 302 & 149 - Formation of unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapons, with common object to commit murder - Appreciation of evidence.

Satya Veer Sharma v. Supreme Court of India, (2018) 4 SCC 432

Constitution of India, 1950 - Arts. 124 & 137 - Appointment of Judges to Supreme Court and High Courts - Primacy of Judiciary - Review petitions - Rejected.

Sampurna Behura v. Union of India, (2018) 4 SCC 433

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - Ss. 4, 7, 106 & 107 - High Courts directed to establish child-friendly courts for implementing JJ Act in its true spirit; 2018 (1) Crimes 21 : 2018 (2) Scale 209 : 2018 (2) SLT 20